[MLS] In the second installment of ranking each MLS team by position, the defensive units are presented. Performance, depth and consistency are the criteria used to evaluate the caliber of personnel. Read the whole story

[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] With two of Toronto FC's foreign forwards sidelined by injuries, another pair of imports scored the goals by which the Canadian MLS entry beat Mexican club Cruz Azul, 2-1, to open group play in the Concacaf Champions League Tuesday at BMO Field. Read the whole story

The D-2 Pro League's Puerto Rico Islanders, who knocked off the Los Angeles Galaxy in the preliminary round, began their third campaign in the Concacaf Champions League proper with a 1-1 tie at home against Olimpia of Honduras. For Tuesday's results and this week's schedule ... Read the whole story

[FRANCE] French star Nicolas Anelka's international career is effectively over following the 18-game ban he was handed by the French soccer federation (FFF) for his tirade at Coach Raymond Domenech during halftime of the France-Mexico game at the World Cup. Three other players, Patrice Evra, Franck Ribery and Jeremy Toulalan, ... Read the whole story

[WPS] The Atlanta Beat became the third Women's Professional Soccer team to fire its coach this season when the expansion team, last in the seven-team league, parted company with head coach Gareth O'Sullivan and his assistant, Robbie Nicholson. Read the whole story

"I'm fast, I kick well and I score a lot of goals."
-- New Manchester United signing Bebe
describing his talents after United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admitted he signed the
20-year-old Portuguese striker for $11.5 million from Vitoria de
Guimaraes without even looking at a tape of him playing. Few were
available: Bebe spent his youth in a homeless shelter for teenagers and was
only signed by third division Estrela Amadora last season. (Guardian) ...More